Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00580
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1962
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
MLS (4) a, in front of statue no. 17
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Bodhisattva
Brown clay; black paint; wood (inner armature)
Very high relief; locks of hair and decorative plaques obtained from mould 17m9 and 17m1 respectively
H: 33; W: 22; D: 19 cm
Late period

Head of a bodhisattva with hair bound by a double garland held on the knot, decorated with rows of plaques, with a lock of hair in a “palmette style” (variant of mould 17m8) above forehead. Black paint on hair. Wooden inner armature preserved.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 6719/ 1÷3; 2289/ 1÷8; 2290/ 1÷7; 2291/ 1-2; 6719/ 4÷6; 2312/ 1÷8; 2311/ 1÷8; 2313/ 1÷8; 741, 742, 743
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”